County officials said the online reporting tool is available for crimes including hit-and-runs that don't involve an injury, abandoned motor vehicles, lost property, property destruction and theft.

Police plan to evaluate whether more categories might also be appropriate for online reporting.

The tool takes users through a few simple questions to first see if their circumstances allow them to file an online report. Crimes involving suspects, injury or large sums of money can't be filed online.

Once a report is filed, users will get an email immediately with a case number that they can use for insurance or other purposes. If a report contains errors, Department of Records personnel will send it back to the user so it can be corrected.

Officials said the tool is useful because people reporting minor crimes often had to wait to get official reports since larger crimes were a higher priority.

Officials said since November, about 330 people have used the online reporting system.